Clothes-hanging attachment for bedsteads.



C. HONEST.

CLOTHES HANGING ATTACHMENT Foa BBDSTEADS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

1,037,253, Patented sept. 3,1912.

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CHARLES HONEST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-HANGING ATTACHMENT FOR BEDSTEADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Application led May 20, 1910. Serial No. 562,382.

To all whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that I, CHARLES HONEST, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hanging Attachments for Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for bedsteads, and more especially for metallic bedsteads, by which a clothesand hat-rack is arranged either in stationary position on one of the side or end-rails of the4 bedstead for use in hanging up t-he clothes when retiring, or pivoted thereto in such a manner that it can be folded under the bedstead during the day-time and locked in upright position for hanging up the clothes during the night-time; and for this purpose the invention consists of a clothesv hanging attachment for bedsteads which comprises a standard, a rack supported by the same, and a clamp for attaching the standard to the sideor end-rail of the bedstead.

rlhe invention consists further of a clotheshanging attachment which comprises a clamp for securing the attachment to one of the rails of the bedstead, an upright standard pivoted to one member of said clamp, a rack at the upper end of the standard, provided Awith hooks, and means for locking said standard in upright position or releasing the same for folding it over or under the bedstead when not required for use.

The invention consists further of certain details of construction which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a bedstead showing my improved clothes-hanging attachment in upright position for use, Figs. 2 and 3 are side-elevations of the attachment drawn on a larger scale, the dotted lines representing the lower or yfolded over position of the attachment when not required for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Referring to the drawings, a represents the side-rail of a metallic or other bedstead. To one of the side-rails of the bedstead is applied the improved clothes-hanging attachment, which is composed of a clamp c,

`01 and an upright standard that is supported on 'the clamp and made of suflicient height so as to permit the hanging of trousers, vests, coats, etc., thereon in such a manner that their lower ends do. not touch the floor. To the upper end of the standard is applied a cross-bar or rack CZ, which, as well as the upper end of the standard, is provided with a number of hooks 7a for suspending the clothes, hat and the like. The members c, c1 of the clamp are hinged together at their ends, one member being placed under the inwardly-projecting portion of the angular side-rail of the bedstead, while the other member is placed over the same, both members being connected by a headed screw e and thumb-nut el so as to be firmly clamped to the inwardly-projecting portion or ledge of the side-rail a. The member c1 of the clamp is provided with an extension c2 which is bent at right angles to the same. To the lower end of the extension c2, shown in Fig. 2, is swiveled a double link f, which is connected by a rivet f1 at one end, .while to its opposite end is pivoted the lower end of the standard The standard b extends alongside of the outer portion of the side-rail when placed in upright position and is locked in this position by means of a sliding-bolt g which is guided in keepers g1 on the standard Z) and which engages a recess of the upper member@ of the clamp, as shown clearly 1n Fig. 2. When the sliding bolt g is moved downward into the recess of the upper member of the clamp c, the standard is rigidly held in upright position on the side-rail so as to permit the hanging up of the clothes on the hooks /L of the rack or cross-bar d. Vhen the clothes-hanging attachment is not required for use, the sliding bolt g is withdrawn and the standard turned in its pivot in downward direction to a level with the swivel-link b1 and then turned on the swivel and placed under the bedstead, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as to be out of view when not in use. lVhen the clothes-rack is required for use, the standard is turned on its swivel-connection with the clamp in outward direction, then on its pivot-connection in upright position, it being then locked to the upper member of the clamp by the sliding bolt, ready to be used during the night for hanging up the clothes of the occupant.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the

upright standard b is hinged to an upright bar b1 which is bolted to the angularA extension c2 of the upper member 01 of the clamp c, the sliding bolt g being guided in a keeper g1 on the standard and pushed into a keeper g2 on the upright bar b1 so as to pass over the pivot-connection between the standard and bar and lock the standard in upright position for use during the night, while when withdrawing the bolt the standard can be folded over the mattress, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.l 3, and covered up by the blanket and Vbed-clothes during the day when not` required for use. The clothes-supporting standard can also be turned on its swivel-connection with the clamp into position alongside of the bedstead, or it can be clamped to the foot or head-rail of the bedstead, inside of the foot or head-piece, provided that whatever be its position on the bedstead, it can be quickly and conveniently folded over the mattress or under the bedstead.

My improved clothes-rack is of special advantage for single bedsteads in hall bedrooms or wherever a number of persons sleep in the same room, as in hospital-wards, military barracks, mens lodging homes, etc., where no closets or wardrobes are available.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A clothes-hanging attachment for bedsteads 'comprising a clamp adapted to clamp a bed rail and having a downward extension, a link swiveled to the lower end of the downward extension, a standard pivoted to said link, and means engaging the standard and the clamp for locking the standard in upright position.

2. A clothes-hangin attachment vfor bed steads comprising a c amp formed of two members hinged together at their inner ends, one of said members beingprovided with a downward extension, a clamping bolt for causing said members to clamp the bed rail, a link swiveled to the lower end of the extension, a standard pivoted to said link, and a device engaging said clamp for locking said standard in upright position, said standard being adapted to be folded transversely of the bed.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HONE Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, ARON L. MARCUS.

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Washington, D. C. 

